Metro Global Media (Metro Global Media) ROC % : -2.66% (As of Nov. 2001)

Metro Global Media ROC % Chart

Metro Global Media Annual Data
	Trend	May92	May93	May94	May95	May96	May97	May98	May99	May00	May01
ROC %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-1.28	17.87	120.43	-4.47	-6.25

Metro Global Media Quarterly Data
	Feb97	May97	Aug97	Nov97	Feb98	May98	Aug98	Nov98	Feb99	May99	Aug99	Nov99	Feb00	May00	Aug00	Nov00	Feb01	May01	Aug01	Nov01
ROC %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-4.14	-0.24	-16.04	-10.62	-2.66

Metro Global Media ROC % Calculation

Metro Global Media's annualized Return on Capital (ROC %) for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2001 is calculated as:

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Metro Global Media's annualized Return on Capital (ROC %) for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2001 is calculated as:

where

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Nov. 2001) data.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Metro Global Media  (GREY:MGMA) ROC % Explanation

ROC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROIC %. The reason book values of debt and equity are used is because the book values are the capital the company received when issuing the debt or receiving the equity investments.

There are four key components to this definition. The first is the use of operating income or EBIT rather than net income in the numerator. The second is the tax adjustment to this operating income or EBIT, computed as a hypothetical tax based on an effective or marginal tax rate. The third is the use of book values for invested capital, rather than market values. The final is the timing difference; the capital invested is from the end of the prior year whereas the operating income or EBIT is the current year's number.

Why is ROC % important?

Because it costs money to raise capital. A firm that generates higher returns on investment than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment is earning excess returns. A firm that expects to continue generating positive excess returns on new investments in the future will see its value increase as growth increases, whereas a firm that earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital will destroy value as it grows.

As of today, Metro Global Media's WACC % is 0.00%. Metro Global Media's ROC % is 0.00% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Metro Global Media earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

Be Aware

Like ROE % and ROA %, ROC % is calculated with only 12 months of data. Fluctuations in the company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

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